Aloha Sandy,
For hand quilting I've used a cotton thread that's wrapped with poly that already has some bee's wax with it to help it slide throught the layers. Below is a link from the place I order it last time.
Mettler Cotton Wrapped Poly Hand Quilting Thread
#002 - White $3.25 fo4 165/yrd
#003 - Black
#004 - Natural
http://www.redrockthreads.com/mettle...ly-wrapped.asp
Haven't googled to see if anyone has it cheaper, I already had it in my stash when we came here.
Ruby